Welcome to the NewsHour. The suspect who attempted to storm a press gala this weekend in Washington, D.C.,

has been charged with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, among other federal weapons charges.

If convicted, he could face up to life in prison. Meantime officials today confirmed a Secret Service agent wearing a bulletproof vest was shot during the incident and is expected to make a full recovery.

Our White House correspondent, Liz Landers, starts our coverage.

At a dinner celebrating the First Amendment and Freedom of the Press, at first muffled chaos, then secret service agents sprinting towards the main stage. The vice president

quickly seized out of his seat and a frantic rush to encircle the president.

Agents swarmed the ballroom climbing over chairs and tables in search of officials in the

presidential line of succession.

Escorting them out first as over 2,000 journalists, high-profile guests, and other government officials crouched under tables.

Just moments earlier in a hallway leading to the ballroom, a gunman stormed through the first layer of security.

A burst of gunfire followed. The suspect identified by officials as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen was tackled to the ground. He was armed with two

firearms and knives. Allen sprinted at least 60 feet before he was apprehended, reaching the top of a

staircase that led to the ballroom.

At the bottom of the staircase, a set of doors opened to the room with a clear vantage point

of the president.

Alan was charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, as well as discharging

a firearm during a crime of violence and transport of a firearm between states.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called the incident an act of violence. That horrible act was stopped because of the courage and professionalism of law enforcement.

The officers who responded without hesitation and did their jobs as they were trained to do. Officials say law enforcement fired five shots while the suspect fired at least one shot.

One bullet hit a secret service agent but did not pierce his bulletproof vest.

The shooting at the security barricades happened minutes after the event got underway.

In a hastily organized briefing after the incident,

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